Search Results - "Kermanshah"
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MODIS and determination the threshold of cloud seeding in Kermanshah
Published 2008“…The present study was carried out within four years period covering from 2000 to 2003 where the amount of rainfall in Western Iran (Kermanshah) was recorded by precipitation stations. …”
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Comparing Characteristics of Early-Onset Injection Drug Users to Those With Late-Onset Injection in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2017“…This study aimed to identify and compare the demographic characteristics as well as the drug using behaviors of early-onset and late-onset injection drug users in Kermanshah, West Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study using snowball and convenience sampling, we recruited 450 people during the Fall of 2014 from two drop in centers in Kermanshah, Iran. …”
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HIV Risk Perception and Risky Behavior Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kermanshah, Western Iran
Published 2017“…Method: We surveyed 460 PWID in Kermanshah regarding their demographic characteristics, sexual risk behaviors, HIV risk perception, and drug-related risk behaviors in the month prior to the study. …”
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Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence and associated risk factors among male drug injectors in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2017“…Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of HCV infection and determine the risk factors associated with HCV among male people who inject drugs (PWID) in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: In this cross sectional study, the samples were recruited from 2 drop-in centers and related community outreach sites, using snowball sampling. …”
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The effect of on-site and outreach-based needle and syringe programs in people who inject drugs in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2016“…Methods: Self-reported data from 455 people who injected drugs (PWID) during 2014 in Kermanshah, Iran, were examined to measure demographic characteristics and risk behaviors. …”
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Relationships between frequency of contact, role meaning, and intergenerational solidarity in grandparental role satisfaction in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2013“…A cross-sectional design was employed to determine factors that predict grandparent role satisfaction among grandparents aged 60 and above with a noncoresident grandchild aged 12 to 17 in Kermanshah, Iran. A total of 290 grandparents were recruited using a two-stage proportionate random sampling technique to obtain a representative sample. …”
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Impact of HIV status notification on risk behaviors among men who inject drugs in Kermanshah, west of Iran
Published 2016“…Methods: Five hundred male PWID were recruited in 2014 from two drop-in centers (DICs) in Kermanshah west of Iran. Trained interviewers collected data on socio-demographic characteristics, HIV testing and drug-related risk behaviors over the last month prior to interview using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Access to needle and syringe programs and the relationship to equipment sharing among people who inject drugs in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2017“…However, while NSP has been implemented in Iran for more than a decade, only a limited number of studies have evaluated the effect access to NSP has in reducing risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWIDs).Methods: Between September and December 2014 we used snow ball sampling to recruit PWID from Kermanshah for a cross-sectional survey. Participants completed a face-to-face interview and provided information on the frequency of injection and drug-related risk behaviors such as sharing (borrowing or lending) of previously used syringes/needles and the number of injecting partners with whom they have shared syringes/needles in the two months prior to interview. …”
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Patterns of HIV Risks and Related Factors among People Who Inject Drugs in Kermanshah, Iran: A Latent Class Analysis
Published 2017“…We surveyed 500 PWID in Kermanshah concerning demographic characteristics, sexual risk behaviors, and drug-related risk behaviors in the month prior to study. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Ascochyta rabiei from the western Iranian Ilam and Kermanshah provinces using MAT and SSR markers
Published 2010“…Simple sequence repeat (SSR) and mating type (MAT) markers were used to determine the genetic structure, and estimate genetic diversity and the prevalence of mating types in 103 Ascochyta rabiei isolates from seven counties in the Ilam and Kermanshah provinces of western Iran (Ilam, Aseman abad, Holaylan, Chardavol, Dareh shahr, Gilangharb, and Sarpul). …”
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Comparing profile of people who inject drugs (PWID) accessing different types of needle and syringe programs or secondary distribution in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2017“…Objective: The objective of the present study was to characterize and compare the risk behaviors of PWID according to their primary sources of clean needles and syringes in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: We used data from a cross-sectional study of 500 PWID in Kermanshah. …”
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Client-Level Coverage of Needle and Syringe Program and High-Risk Injection Behaviors: A Case Study of People Who Inject Drugs in Kermanshah, Iran
Published 2015“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Kermanshah province, Iran, in 2014. 230 people who inject drugs (PWID) recruited from two drop-in centers (DICs) from April to September 2014, participated in a face-to-face interview to provide information related individual coverage of NSP, demographic characteristics, and injecting behaviors 30 days prior to the interview. …”
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Prediction of air pollutant effects from external sources using Gaussian dispersion model
Published 2005“…Industrial, urban and traffic pollution have been growing from a few years in most Iranian areas. Kermanshah is located in the west of Iran where has been recently industrialized by polluted industries such as cement factory, thermal power plant and many asphalt factories outside the city. …”
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COVID-19 crisis: a time for practical assessment of hygienic principles observance
Published 2023“…Coinciding with COVID-19 pandemic, 40 patients underwent bone marrow transplantation at Imam Reza Hospital of Kermanshah, Iran from February 2020 to June 2022. A follow-up program was performed to evaluate the possibility of COVID-19 transmission and the rate of hygiene practice by medical staff. …”
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Influence of mentoring on achievement motivation in leadership role as perceived by extension workers in Iran
Published 2011“…Design/Methodology/Approach-The respondents of this study were 123 extension workers of Jihad-e-Agriculture organizations of Kermanshah and Tehran provinces, Iran. Sample size was determined using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) procedures. …”
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Effect of deep diaphragmatic breathing on pain in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers
Published 2024“…Methods: This clinical trial was conducted in Kermanshah-Iran in 2022. The sample consisted of 44 patients hospitalized in the oncology ward, who were selected by convenient sampling and randomly allocated into case and control groups. …”
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Effects of soil and rock mineralogy on soil erosion features in the Merek Watershed, Iran
Published 2013“…This study was conducted at the Merek watershed, located in Kermanshah, Iran. There are different geological formations comprising limestone, sandstone, radiolarite, flysch, shale and marl. …”
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Comparison of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission footprint caused by agricultural products in greenhouses and open fields in Iran
Published 2017“…In this study, the energy consumption and energy indices of tomato production in four regions of Iran, which include an East Azerbaijan province (open-field system), the provinces of Kermanshah, Tehran, and Isfahan (greenhouse system) were compared using data from related articles. …”
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